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Fiddler on the Roof

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Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:20

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.8/10

Runtime: 3 hrs 6 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: Ukrainian milkman Tevye clings desperately to the old Jewish traditions while all around him the world changes, day by day. His three daughters marry men he considers more and more unacceptable,... Ukrainian milkman Tevye clings desperately to the old Jewish traditions while all around him the world changes, day by day. His three daughters marry men he considers more and more unacceptable, and the ruling Russian government's anti-Semitism threatens to drive him from his home. Based on the enormously successful Broadway show with great performances and unforgettable songs. Academy Award Nominations: 8, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor--Topol. Academy Awards: 3, including Best (Adapted) Song Score. [More]

Starring: Topol, Molly Picon, Leonard Frey, Paul Michael Glaser

Starring: Topol, Molly Picon, Leonard Frey, Paul Michael Glaser, Norma Crane, Theodore Bikel, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh

Director: Norman Jewison

Director: Norman Jewison
Screenwriter: Joseph Stein
Producer: Norman Jewison
Composer: John Williams

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Oy, what schmaltz!

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02/28/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Though the acting is good and some of the songs are glorious, this film version of the stage hit leaves much to be desired due to lack of imagination of helmer Norman Jewison and excessive running time (180 minutes).

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02/22/08
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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A lavish musical, too lavish for the subject matter, though.

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04/12/07
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
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01/26/06
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Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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05/09/05
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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enjoyable and charming

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Rich Cline
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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Touching story with great music.

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09/21/04
Tony Medley
Tony Medley
Tolucan Times

L'Chaim! Life itself, joyous and tragic, is the subject of the boisterous, comic, heartbreaking vision of Fiddler on the Roof.

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05/31/04
Steven D. Greydanus
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films Guide

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04/28/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Stolid, uncinematic exercise in milking more cash from a nicely scored but mediocre Broadway hit.

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03/07/04
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
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N/R

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12/15/03
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

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Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

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06/24/03
Steven Snyder
Steven Snyder
Zertinet Movies
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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Norman Jewison's mind-numbingly literal adaptation of the stage musical Fiddler on the Roof is no disaster, but it certainly has its limitations.

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02/23/03
Jeremy Heilman
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MovieMartyr.com

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01/31/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Una de las películas más hermosas de la historia.

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Luis Martinez
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Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
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